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Cicada, adult

Magicicada sp.

Photo by NeilDazet
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Field Notes

Description:

Adult form of periodical cicada, brood 19. The translucent wings can be seen in this photo... one of my favorite photos and its not a reptile!

Habitat:

Forest, shrubs. Seems like they are everywhere right now. Part of a huge cicada brood 19 mass emergence.

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Magicicada

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Comments (7)
Mark Ridgway
Impressive insect. Hemma I think the cycles are on prime numbers.
sleighgreen
Yep! That's what we had last year in SC! Thanks for the share!
HemaShah
I witnessed the entire cicada phenomenon in Chicago ,many years ago. that time i was told that these Cicada's emerged every 16 years. It was quite amazing with so many cicada's around ,singing and chirping!! Magical! the next cycle should be due within a couple of years.

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